Primary and Secondary Sources

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

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CCSS.RI.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A photograph is an example of a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

• Primary
• Secondary

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album

• Primary
• Secondary

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day.  I know it's private, but I want to read it!  What is the letter?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States.  When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class.  I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia.  What am I using?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and  his walk on the moon. The TV show is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.SL.4.4